Fort MacArthur: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 36: | Line 36: | ||
* {{Hart}}, page 28 | * {{Hart}}, page 28 | ||
* {{Roberts}}, page 75 | * {{Roberts}}, page 75 | ||
* [http://www.ftmac.org/Fmhist.htm Fort MacArthur Museum] | |||
* [http://www.militarymuseum.org/FtMacArthur.html California Military Museum] | |||
'''Links: ''' | '''Links: ''' | ||
* [http:// | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_MacArthur Wikipedia] | ||
{{CDSGPacific}} | {{CDSGPacific}} | ||
Revision as of 15:12, 1 January 2009
Fort MacArthur (1914-1974) - Established 31 Oct 1914 and named after Lt. Gen. Arthur MacArthur, U.S. Civil War Medal of Honor recipient and father of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Deactivated in 1975 but quarters and some other activities remained.
Fort MacArthur History
The reservation was geographically divided into three parts: the Lower Reservation, Middle Reservation, and Upper Reservation.
Taft Period
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Osgood | 1 | 14" | Disappearing | 1916-1919-1919-1944 | $ 211,427 | |
| Battery Farley | 1 | 14" | Disappearing | 1916-1919-1919-1944 | Included above | |
| Battery Merriam | 1 | 14" | Disappearing | 1916-1919-1919-1944 | $ 251,363 | |
| Battery Leary | 1 | 14" | Disappearing | 1916-1919-1919-1944 | Included above | |
| Battery Erwin | 2 | 14" | Railway | 1925-1926-1926-1937 1937-1937-1943-1945 |
$ 9,344 $ 144,806 |
emplacements and approaches |
| Battery Barlow | 4 | 12" | Mortar | 1916-1919-1919-1943 | $ 290,300 | |
| Battery Saxton (1) | 4 | 12" | Mortar | 1916-1919-1919-1943 | Included above | |
| Battery Lodor | 4 | 3" | Pedestal | 1916-1917-1917-1927 | $ 1,949 | Deadman's Island |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
World War II
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery 127 | 2 | 16" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) | 1942-1943-1944-1948 | $1,256,410 | White Point MR |
| Battery 128 | 2 | 16" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) | 1943-1944-1945-1948 | $ 758,879 | Bolsa Chica MR Not armed |
| Battery Eubank | 2 | 8" | Railway | 1942-1942-1943-1944 | $ 46,907 | Manhattan Beach MR |
| Battery 240 | 2 | 6" | Shielded Barbette (SBC) | 1942-1943-1943-1956 | $ 219,000 | Point Vicente MR |
| Battery 241 | 2 | 6" | Shielded Barbette (SBC) | 1943-1943-1944-1956 | $ 219,000 | Upper Reservation |
| Battery 242 | 2 | 6" | Shielded Barbette (SBC) | 1943-1944-1944-1948 | $ | Bolsa Chica MR |
| Battery Navy Guns - El Segundo | 2 | 6" | Pedestal | 1942-1943-1943-1944 | $ 15,243 | El Segundo |
| Battery AMTB - Gaffey Bulge | 2 | 90 mm | Fixed Pedestal | 1943-1943-1944-1946 | $ 76,576 | |
| Battery AMTB - Navy Field | 2 | 90 mm | Fixed Pedestal | 1943-1943-1944-1946 | Included above | |
| Battery AMTB - Terminal Island | 2 | 90 mm | Fixed Pedestal | 1943-1943-1944-1946 | Included above | |
| Battery AMTB - Bluff Park | 2 | 90 mm | Fixed Pedestal | 1943-1943-1944-1946 | Included above | |
| Battery JAAN 1 - Cabrillo Beach | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1942-1943-1943-1946 | $ 8,040 | Guns from Battery Lodor |
| Battery JAAN 2 - Long Beach | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1942-1943-1943-1946 | $ 8,122 | Guns from Battery Lodor |
| Battery 155 - Santa Barbara | 2 | 155mm | Mobile, Panama Mounts | 1943-1943-1944-1944 | $ 9,689 | |
| Battery 155 - Ventura | 2 | 155mm | Mobile, Panama Mounts | 1943-1943-1944-1944 | $ 9,990 | |
| Battery 155 - Oxnard | 2 | 155mm | Mobile, Panama Mounts | 1943-1943-1944-1944 | $ 11,266 | |
| Battery 155 - Port Hueneme | 2 | 155mm | Mobile, Panama Mounts | 1943-1943-1944-1944 | $9,382 | |
| Battery 155 - Pacific Palisades | 2 | 155mm | Mobile, Panama Mounts | 1943-1943-1944-1944 | $ 11,151 | |
| Battery 155 - El Segundo | 2 | 155mm | Mobile, Panama Mounts | 1942-1943-1943-1944 | $ 21, 260 | Converted from 6" Navy Guns |
| Battery 155 - Rocky Point (1) | 2 | 155mm | Mobile, Panama Mounts | 1941-1943-1943-1944 | $ 19,809 | 3 Panama Mounts 2 Guns |
| Battery 155 - Long Point | 2 | 155mm | Mobile, Panama Mounts | 1941-1942-1943-1944 | $ 8,208 | |
| Battery 155 - Fermin Point | 2 | 155mm | Mobile, Panama Mounts | 1941-1942-1943-1944 | $ 6,332 | |
| Battery 155 - Bolsa Chica | 2 | 155mm | Mobile, Panama Mounts | 1941-1942-1943-1944 | $ 8,783 | |
| Battery 155 - Costa Mesa | 2 | 155mm | Mobile, Panama Mounts | 1941-1943-1943 | $ 18,734 | 3 Panama Mounts 2 Guns |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Current Status
In 1977 the Upper and Lower Reservations were deeded to the city of Los Angeles. All of the buildings on the Lower Reservation were removed and the property was dredged to create the Cabrillo Marina. The city of Los Angeles turned the Upper Reservation into a city park in 1982. In 1982 the Middle Reservation was transferred to the Air Force and used as a housing and administration facility for Los Angeles Air Force Base.
|
{"selectable":false,"width":"500"} |
Location: San Diego, California. Maps & Images Lat: 33.71194 Long: -118.29528 |
Sources:
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 28
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 75
- Fort MacArthur Museum
- California Military Museum
Links:
Visited: No
Fort MacArthur Picture Gallery
|
Click on the picture to see a larger version. Contribute additional pictures - the more the better! |